Fringe: Season 5

Description

One of television’s most intriguing and
provocative science fiction shows comes to an end as Fringe bows out with this
set of 13 episodes (on four discs, plus bonus material) from its fifth season.
It’s been quite a run, as the members of the multi-agency task force at the
center of the action (principally Anna Torv as FBI Agent Olivia Dunham, John
Noble as the brilliant but erratic Dr. Walter Bishop, and Joshua Jackson as
Walter’s son Peter) have gone from investigating bizarre phenomena (slugs as
big as footballs, teethed parasites that can crush your heart) to figuring out
the nuances of a parallel universe and, in this series end game, trying to
save the world from their most implacable foe yet. That would be the
Observers, a highly advanced species of humans who have invaded Earth (the
storyline, which takes place in the year 2036, was introduced in the season
four episode “Letters of Transit”). Pasty, shaven-headed (humans call them
“Baldies”), and sporting identical dark suits and fedoras, the Observers have
sacrificed emotion for intellect, are able to read our minds, and are pumping
carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to make it more breathable for themselves.
It’s a totalitarian nightmare, but our heroes have a solution, of course.
Having preserved themselves in amber since the Observers showed up in 2015,
they are now free and, joined by Olivia and Peter’s now twentysomething
daughter (Georgina Haig) and helped along by a couple of renegade Observers,
they spend most of the season on a kind of doomsday scavenger hunt for the
various elements of a device that will defeat the invaders. With so much at
stake, the overall tone of the show changes somewhat in this final season,
with an action-adventure element marked by numerous chase scenes, gunfights,
and last-second escapes from the bad guys. At the same time, this is a much
more emotional Fringe; as is often the case in such tales, it’s human elements
like trust, sympathy, and love that distinguish us from other species, and
while the finale is filled with complex pseudo-science, it’s also very moving,
especially when it comes to the relationship between Walter and Peter. Bonus
material includes interviews with series creator J.J. Abrams and other members
of the cast and crew, episode commentary, deleted scenes, and more. –Sam
Graham

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
• Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Widescreen, NTSC, Dolby, Subtitled, AC-3, Color
• Contributor: Anna Torv, Jeff Pinkner, Roberto Orci, Joshua Jackson, Paul Holahan, John Noble, Alex Kurtzman, Jasika Nicole, Lance Reddick, J. H. Wyman, P. J. Pesce, Michael Cerveris, Joe Chappelle, Akiva Goldsman, Bryan Burk See more
• Language: English
• Number Of Discs: 4
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 5.4 x 7.6 inches; 5.6 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 26411297
• Director ‏ : ‎ Paul Holahan, P. J. Pesce, J. H. Wyman
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Box set, Widescreen, NTSC, Dolby, Subtitled, AC-3, Color
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 9 hours and 32 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ May 7, 2013
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Jasika Nicole, John Noble, Lance Reddick
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai